2018 Vision Zero Goals off to a Rocky Start

In January, politicians patted themselves on the back for the low numbers of traffic-related deaths in 2017. This year, though, is off to a rocky start.

A driver hit a pedestrian for the third time this week, this time near Fisherman’s Wharf on Wednesday. The 82-year-old man was hit around 6:55 p.m. while walking on Mason and Northpoint streets in North Beach, according to police.

As SF Weeklypreviously reported, seniors accounted for 44 percent of traffic deaths in 2016 while making up 15 percent of the city’s population.

Though no pedestrian was involved, another crash occurred early Thursday morning. A driver lost control at 12:18 a.m. and crashed the vehicle into a parking garage on 19th Avenue and Junipero Serra near San Francisco State University, according to police.

The 20-year-old man was sent to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.